Kansas City Hosts Invicta FC 12 on April 24
Kansas City Hosts Invicta FC 12 on April 24
Kansas City, Mo. — Invicta Fighting Championships today announced the new date and location of its next event.
Invicta FC 12 will take place Friday, April 24 from the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. The event will stream live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. Headlining the event will be a strawweight title fight between Katja Kankaanpää (10-1-1) and Livia Renata Souza (7-0).
Finland’s Kankaanpää captured Invicta gold at Invicta FC 8 in September with a fifth-round submission win over Stephanie Eggink. The 33-year-old has amassed 10 wins in her 12 career fights and will look to defend her 115-pound belt for the first time.
The Brazilian Souza will enter the contest with an unblemished record. Six of the 24-year-old’s wins have come via submission, including five in the first round. The fight with Kankaanpää will also be Souza’s promotional debut.
Ticket information and additional bouts for Invicta FC 12 will be announced at a later date.
